[Elecraft] Antenna static charge precautions - any tips?

[Scott Monks]

Hi all;




>________________________________
> From: Bob Cunnings <bob.cunnings at gmail.com>
>
>Check the K3 schematics - there *is* a static bleed resistor at each
>antenna input, including the KXV3 Rx Ant In jack.
>
>Gas discharge tubes are also present in the KANT3, KAT3 and KRX3.
>
>Bob NW8L
>I certainly am not an expert at this, but I have a question.

Recently I had to dismantle my antenna (brand name unnecessary) to take out a burned gas discharge tube.  I had been operating it on a Warc band for which it was not designed, made possible by the efficient tuner of my K3.  I was told that the tube might have/probably burned out because it was seeing a high SWR that, of course, was not actually corrected at the antenna (just in my radio, as expected).

Now, if that was what happened, what is there to keep the same thing from happening in my K3?  Obviously, there must be something!

73,
Scott   XE1/AA0AA; AA0AA